CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Mayor
John A. Mirisch, Vice Mayor
Lester J. Friedman, Councilmember
Craig A. Corman, Councilmember
Mary N. Wells, Councilmember
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, City Manager
Ryan Gohlich, Assistant City Manager
Keith Sterling, Deputy City Manager
Laurence Wiener, City Attorney
Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
Magdalena Davis, Community Outreach Manager
Ken Pfalzgraf, City Arborist
None
June 3, 2025
2:30 p.m.*
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PRESENT:
ABSENT:
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A -DIRECTION
1. Public Works Commission Interview Panel Report
This item provides the City Council with an update regarding recent recruitments for the Public Works Commission.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.
Council provided their comments and supported the recommendation.
2. Recommendation of the City Council Liaison I Rodeo Drive/Special Events/Holiday Program Committee for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Workplan and Funding Request for the Rodeo Drive Committee (RDC)
This item provides the recommendation of the City Council Liaison / Rodeo Drive/Special Events/Holiday Program Committee of the proposal from the Rodeo Drive Committee (RDC) for their annual workplan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (FY 25/26) and corresponding funding request in the amount of $184998, as well as banners associated with “Rodeo DriveCelebrates” Summer and Fall 2025 programming.
Community Outreach Manager Magdalena Davis and Vice President of ALLY Communication& Marketing Juliane Kringe, and Rodeo Drive President Kay Monica Rose presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Rodeo Drive President Kay Monica Rose and Community Outreach Manager MagdalenaDavis responded to Council questions.
Council supported the recommendation.
3. Recommendation of the City Council Liaison I CVBlMarketing Committee for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Workplan and Funding Requests for the Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau (CVB)
This item provides the recommendation of the City Council CVB / Marketing Committee Liaisons to support the Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau’s (CVB) proposed annual work plan, and corresponding funding request in the amount of $4,663,863 for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 (FY 25/26). Additionally, the item also recommends the allocation of one-timecarryover funds.
Community Outreach Manager Magdalena Davis and Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau CEO Julie Wagner presented information related to this item.
Written Public Comment:
1. Sam Jagger, Maybourne Beverly Hills
2. Frederic Zemmour, L’Ermitage Beverly Hills
3. Reed Kandalaft, Beverly Wilshire Hotel
4. John Scanlon, Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows
Speaker:
1. Sam Jagger, Maybourne Beverly Hills
Council provided their questions and comments regarding visitor numbers, marketing, safety messaging, hiring, and spending. Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau CEO Julie Wagner and Managing Director of the Maybourne Beverly Hills Sam Jagger responded to Council questions. This item will be brought back to a future formal meeting for approval.
4. Willaman Drive Street Tree Master Plan
This report provides the background information and recommendation by the Public Works Commission to remove and replace the poorly performing Red Ironbark Eucalyptus trees from Willaman Drive that were planted in the City as part of the Street Tree Master Plan of 1996.
City Attorney Laurence Wiener recused himself because he lives on Willaman Drive.
City Arborist Ken Pfalzgraf presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments regarding the choice of tree and the vote results. City Arborist Ken Pfalzgraf responded to Council questions. Vice Mayor Mirischrequested that City Attorney Laurence Wiener provide his opinion as a resident of Willaman Drive, outside of his role as the City Attorney. Council supported the recommendation.
B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
None
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 1st day of July, 2025
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
HARONA R. NAZARIAN, PSYD AYOR
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